If you are searching for a cheap used car, you might want to consider buying from Craigslist or eBay, two popular online websites that sell different kinds of things including cars. But before you visit either one of them, you have to compare buying a car online—Craigslist versus eBay. Here are the pros and cons of both websites.

• Craigslist. One advantage of buying a car from Craigslist is that you can find many local sellers that are located near your area. If this is the case, it means you can easily visit the car that you want to buy. This is important because you have to test drive the car to check if there are damages or engine troubles.

Moreover, you do not have to think about shipping. Shipping a car is expensive because it is huge. It is not like clothes or books that can be easily packed and sent to the buyer. You can just go directly to the seller’s place, test drive the car, pay for it if you liked it, get the papers and documents, and drive it straight to your home.

If you want more selection, you should buy on Ebay. Here are some of the cars available on eBay for less than $4000:

BMW : X3 SPORT ACTIVITY STEPTRONIC DUAL POWER SEATS MOON ROOF TPM SIRIUS XM PREP PHONE Price: 100.00 552 Bids End Time: 2d 20h 34m

Mercury : Monterey 1962 MERCURY MONTEREY Price: 2,325.00 79 Bids End Time: 2d 4h 46m

Ford : Econoline Wagon xl Ready to go Price: 1,431.00 End Time: 2h 35m

BMW : X3 28i 2011 BMW X3 HEATED SEATS NAVIGATION PANORAMIC AWD 1 OWNER LOADED! Price: 1,600.44 73 Bids End Time: 5d 3h 58m

Toyota : Other 1982 Toyota Diesel Fuel Pickup Great Shape. High MPG and nothing but reliable Price: 3,300.00 44 Bids End Time: 1d 4h 52m

Mercedes-Benz : E-Class 420 1997 Mercedez benz in excllent condiation Price: 2,247.00 39 Bids End Time: 1h 47m

Chevrolet : Other Pickups 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Price: 2,500.00 38 Bids End Time: 44m

Ford : F-150 Series Standard 1998 ford nascar f150 Price: 1,580.00 End Time: 1d 1h 25m

Chevrolet : Suburban 2000 Suburban Price: 1,125.00 54 Bids End Time: 5d

Jeep : Liberty 4dr Sport 4W Pre-Owned Local Trade 4x4 Clean Price: 3,550.00 End Time: 3h 54m

Chevrolet : Bel Air/150/210 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air "NO RESERVE" V8 Original 57 Chevy 4 Door Sedan Price: 2,225.00 37 Bids End Time: 5h 50m

Chevrolet : El Camino 1969 El Camino V8 New GM Crate Engine Manual trans Price: 3,550.00 38 Bids End Time: 1d 55m

Audi : S4 Quattro 6Spd 2000 Audi S4 BiTurbo Twin Turbo 6 Speed M/T Quattro AWD No Res NEEDS WORK Price: 2,125.00 35 Bids End Time: 15m

Cadillac : DeVille Concours NO RESERVE AUCTION! 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONCOURS LOADED! NO RESERVE!!! Price: 3,600.00 35 Bids End Time: 5h 52m

Jeep : Grand Cherokee 4dr Laredo 4 2003 AWD 4x4 Loaded Runs and looks great Inspected No reserve Price: 2,850.00 35 Bids End Time: 6h 7m

Nissan : Quest XE 104K LOW 96 Nissan Quest XE Mini Van VILLAGER LOW 140K MILES NO RESERVE Great Family CAR Price: 960.00 35 Bids End Time: 6h 22m

Triumph : Spitfire LOW MILES-NO RESERVE 1977 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE CONVERTIBLE-LOW MILES-EXTRA CLEAN-SERVICED-NO RESERVE Price: 3,850.00 35 Bids End Time: 7h 2m

Chrysler : Pacifica STATION WAGON 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA- AWD-EXTRA CLEAN- STRONG ENGINE/ TRANS- NO RESERVE!!! Price: 3,800.00 40 Bids End Time: 2d 3h 52m

Dodge : Stratus ES V6 2002 Dodge Stratus ES V6 - Excellent Condition LEATHER CD PLAYER Price: 2,750.00 34 Bids End Time: 4h 52m

Plymouth : Other 1940 Plymouth Coupe Pro 2dr 355ci 350 Auto Nice Driver Runs Trade In NO RESERVE Price: 3,550.00 34 Bids End Time: 8h 52m

• eBay. eBay is a website for international sellers. This means that you can buy cars from European or Asian countries. If you are looking for a rare collectible car, there is a bigger chance that you can find it in eBay than in Craigslist. This is because there are more sellers in eBay than in Craigslist.

However, buying from eBay does not allow you to test drive the car. Also, the seller needs to ship the car if ever you will buy from an international seller. You will need to pay more money. There is also a bigger chance that you will be scammed because of the shipping factor.

Before buying from either eBay or Craigslist, you have to know your situation. Choose the one that you think will work best for you.